Medicare
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) final rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011. The final rule takes effect January 1, 2011.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published the final rule governing the end-stage renal disease \(ESRD\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) on August 12 in the Federal Register.
Joint Statement from the AHA, AAMC and FAH before CMS' listening session on the recent trend of Medicare beneficiaries receiving extended observation care as a hospital outpatient.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its FY 2011 final rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems \(PPS\) on July 30. The rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, long-term care hospitals and critical access hospitals \(CAH\) and takes…
On June 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) finalized revisions to the Medicare hospital cost report in the April 30 Federal Register.
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011. In addition to updating OPPS and ASC payment weights and rates, the proposed rule…
On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for federal fiscal year \(FY\) 2011.
On January 28 the Health Resources and Services Administration published a final rule expanding who must report information to the National Practitioner Data Bank \(NPDB\). The rule does not change the reporting requirements for hospitals. However, it requires additional entities, such as private…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) on Jan. 13 published a proposed definition of ")meaningful use") of electronic health records \(EHRs\). This rule would be used to determine which hospitals are eligible for health information technology \(HIT\) incentive payments under…